Tioga School

Students in Grades K-5 who live south of Irving Park Road and east of Church Road attend Tioga School.

W.A. Johnson School

Students in Grades K-5 who live north of Irving Park Road and/or west of Church Road attend W.A. Johnson School.

Parents/guardians are expected to direct their children to go home immediately following the close of school or at the conclusion of any school function. Teachers and parents/guardians should discourage loitering. Parents/guardians are asked to cooperate with the school to enforce this rule.

Parents/guardians should notify the school office of transportation changes in advance, a minimum of one hour before dismissal.

Sometimes teachers may ask a student to stay after school. If a student is held after the end of the school day, parents/guardians will be contacted.

Parent Message to Students

If lunches or necessary school supplies are forgotten, parents may bring them to the school office and the student will be notified. Students will be given phone messages ONLY in case of an EMERGENCY. Parents should not contact students through cellphones or encourage students to contact them, as it disrupts the learning environment.

Phone Usage

Students may bring cell phones to school; however, they must remain turned off and may not be used in the school building unless under the direction of a teacher or administrator. This includes before school, after school, and at all extracurricular activities. Exceptions to this rule include if the phone is included in a student’s Individual Education Program or if the phone is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals. If a student needs to call a parent or guardian, he or she may do so in the main office with the permission of school staff. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in the phone being taken away from the student until a parent/guardian comes to the school to retrieve it. Further violations of this policy may result in additional consequences.

Once a child reaches school, it is the school’s obligation to keep the student until dismissal. If a student becomes ill during the school day, the principal or their designee must excuse the student, and a parent or guardian will need to pick the child up.

If a student needs to be released from school for a dental or medical appointment during the day, the parent/guardian must come to the school office and sign out the child before the student is released. The parent/guardian must provide a driver’s license or photo ID in order to pick up the student. A note to the classroom teacher stating the time and reason for the release would be appreciated.

Schools dismiss early each Tuesday to provide time for staff in-service.

Students in Grades K-5 dismiss at 2:25 p.m.

Students in Grades 6-8 dismiss at 2 p.m.
 

For safety purposes, all visitors are required to enter the school through the main entrance (Door 1) and report to the office upon entering the building. All visitors must sign in, provide a driver’s license or photo ID to be scanned against a state database, and wear a visitor’s pass prior to exiting the office and throughout the duration of their stay at school. All visitors must return their visitor’s pass and sign out, and their ID will be returned before leaving the building.

• 211 DuPage (or dial 211 from your phone) 
• Access DuPage  
• Bensenville Community Public Library   
• College of DuPage  
• DuPage County Health Department 
• Hamdard Health Bensenville 
• La Familia Dental  
• Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services 
• Northeast DuPage Family Youth Services 
• People’s Resource Center
• YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
• Village of Bensenville
• Bensenville Park District
• Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry

For more information, please contact BSD2 Community Center at Tioga School at 630-766-2602 ext. 4255 

No fees are charged for registration or field trips.

Items at additional costs include:

Elementary: 

• Band instrument rental (Grade 5)

Middle School

• Student agenda, lanyard, and ID
• Physical education uniform
• Calculator
• Band instrument rental (Grades 6-8)

Pay for school fees online

You can pay school fees online at www.bsd2.org/fees. We accept Discover, Mastercard, or Visa. RevTrak, a national credit card payment processor, provides you the simple security and convenience of making online payments for your food service, athletic fees, and more—all in one location. You will need your Student ID number to set up an account.

Click here to visit the BSD2 Web Store.

Waiver of Fees

Families may be eligible to have fees waived if any of the following conditions are met:

• The student's household meets the same income guidelines that are used for the federal free meals program.
• A parent or guardian is a veteran or active-duty personnel with income below a certain guideline.
• The student is homeless.
• The family can otherwise establish an inability to afford payment of the fees.

Application forms for student fee waivers are available in the principal’s office, and are linked below:

Click here for the English fee waiver form.

Click here for the Spanish fee waiver form.

Completed forms should be submitted to the principal. Any inquiries should be directed to the principal of your child’s school. The use of false information to obtain a waiver is a felony under Illinois law.

If Your Child Will NOT Be Returning Next Year

If your child will not be returning to Bensenville School District 2 next year, please complete the moving form below, and we will then prepare your child’s transfer paperwork and send it home in the last week of school.

Click here for the Moving Form.

If Your Child Will NOT Be Returning Next Year

If your child will not be returning to Bensenville School District 2 next year, please complete the moving form below, and we will then prepare your child’s transfer paperwork and send it home in the last week of school.

• Click here for the Moving Form.

Online registration for students returning to Bensenville School District 2 for the 2024-2025 school year will begin Wednesday, April 3, and conclude Friday, April 19. It will be conducted through the District's new PowerSchool student information system, and it will require parents to create PowerSchool Parent Portal account. 

Please follow the instructions below to create your PowerSchool Parent Portal account and complete your child’s registration.

STEP 1: Registering for the 2024-2025 school year

You must log in to your Power School Parent Portal account in order to register. If you do not know the username or email address linked to your Parent Portal account, please contact your child's school.

1. Go to bsd2.powerschool.com
2. In the “Sign In” tab, select a language, enter your login information, and click “Sign In.”
3. Names of students linked to your account will be listed across the top of the page. Click the name of the student you want to register.
4. Click the “Forms” icon in the “Navigation” menu on the left side of the page.
5. Click the “2024-2025 Online Registration” link.
6. Update the “Student Information” section as necessary.
7. Answer to the four questions in the “Parent/Guardian/Emergency Contact” section. 
8. Update the “Parent/Guardian and Emergency Contacts” section as necessary.
9. Review the“Current Medical Conditions” and add any necessary updates in the box below. 
10. Update the information listed for your family doctor and dentist as necessary.
11. Enter your name in the “Signature of Parent or Guardian” section and click the “Submit” button to complete your registration. 

NOTE: Each student returning to District 2 next year must be registered. To register another student, click their name in the blue bar at the top of the page and repeat Step 2. 

STEP 2: Linking additional students to your account

If the student you want to register is not listed across the top of your Parent Portal homepage, the student has not been linked to your account. Follow these instructions to link the student to your account.

1. Click the “Account Preferences” icon in the “Navigation” menu on the left side of the page. 
2. Click the “Students” tab in the “Account Preferences - Profile” section.
3. Click the “Add” button.
4. Enter the information required to connect the student to your account. The student’s  Access ID and Password must be entered exactly as it is listed in their registration letter. If you do not have this information, please contact your child’s school.

Click here for Physical, Vision & Dental Examination Forms.

Your child must meet certain health requirements under Illinois law. These laws are adopted to protect your child’s health and the health of the entire community.

The requirements are:

• Pre-School: (1) Health examination on the appropriate state form, including screening for lead, TB and diabetes. (2) Proof of updated immunizations. Your health care provider should review the immunization records to ensure the required immunizations are up to date.
   
• Kindergarten: (1) Health examination on the appropriate state form, including screening for lead, TB and diabetes. (2) Proof of updated immunizations. (3) Proof of Dental exam. (4) Proof of Vision exam. Your health care provider should review the immunization records to ensure the required immunizations are up to date.
   
• First Grade: No new items needed unless you have been notified by the school health office. If attending a public school for the first time, students must present proof of: (1) Health examination on the appropriate state form, including screening for TB and diabetes. (2) Proof of updated immunizations. (3) Proof of Dental exam. (4) Proof of Vision exam. Your health care provider should review the immunization records to ensure the required immunizations are up to date.
   
• Second Grade: Proof of Dental Exam. No other items needed unless you have been notified by the school health office.
   
• Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades: No new items needed unless you have been notified by the school health office.
   
• Sixth Grade: (1) Health examination on the appropriate state form including screening for TB and diabetes. (2) Proof of updated immunizations. (3) Proof of Dental exam.   Your health care provider should review the immunization records to ensure the required immunizations are up to date.
   
• Seventh and Eighth Grades: No new items needed unless you have been notified by the school health office.

• Transfer students: Proof of required child health examination on the appropriate state form and proof of updated immunizations within 7 days of registration.  Proof of a vision exam is required of all students entering an Illinois school for the first time.
   
• Sports:  Students participating in sports need to have a yearly sports physical (IHSA forms are available from the coach, school nurse or your doctor). The sports physical is not acceptable as the required child health examination form required for enrollment, but the required health examination form is acceptable for both mandated requirement and sports if the area interscholastic sports is marked yes.

Click here for the sports physical form.

Your child’s school year will start best if required information/forms are provided to your child’s home school before the start of the school year.

If you have any questions or need resources, please contact the health office at your child's school for information.

Health Examination & Immunization Data

On or before December 1 of each year, the school district makes publicly available the immunization data they are required to submit to the State Board of Education by November 15. Immunization data made publicly available must be identical to the data the school district or school has reported to the State Board of Education.

Click here for the District's latest health examination and immunization data.

Title I funds are used on a school-wide basis at all three schools to upgrade the schools’ educational programs. Title I is not a stand-alone program, but is coordinated with other District, state and federal programs to drive improved achievement in the schools. Title I funds provide additional student programs, extensive professional development for teachers, and a variety of parent and family programs.

These are some of the opportunities provided to parents/guardians to become involved in their child’s education:

• Surveys asking parents/guardians to determine their input on the effectiveness of the program.
• Meetings with teachers and other effective communications via telephone calls, e-mail, newsletters, personal contact, and letters.
• The Title I Parent Orientation meeting held at the start of the school year. At this meeting, parents/guardians will receive a copy of parent-involvement activities and policy. A Parent-School Compact will also be distributed. 

All parents and guardians have the right to request the professional qualifications of the teachers who instruct your child and the paraprofessionals, if any, who assist them. You may request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers and their paraprofessional assistants, if any:

• Whether the teacher has met Illinois qualification and licensing criteria;
• Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency permit or other provisional status by which state licensing criteria have been waived;
• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
• Whether any instructional aides or paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if so, their qualifications.

Please contact the school office to receive this information.